NASCAR What If: The 2005 Chase Under 2014 Rules
Edwards and Johnson from 2005
Round Three Elimination
During the third round of the chase Carl Edwards was the only chase driver to win a race and he did that twice. This was also the best round of 2005 because five of the eight drivers ran very well in this round and that would have produced some nice drama. The final-four are arranged based on how they stood in points after the third round even though points reset before the final race.
- Carl Edwards
- Tony Stewart
- Mark Martin
- Greg Biffle
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- 5th – Jimmie Johnson (-1)
- 6th – Matt Kenseth (-11)
- 7th – Ryan Newman (-33)
- 8th – Kurt Busch (-35)
Jimmie Johnson would have missed the championship race by one point this season. The final-four would have been the top-four drivers in the finishing order of the chase under the actual 2005 rules. Mark Martin would have made it to the final race in the chase despite having not won in the first 26 races of the season. Biffle who won five times during the season almost missed the cut but he just made it over Johnson.